The Countdown

Countdown #274.

For this week's Countdown, the guys are talking the most uplifting film scenes ever made ... and struggling to agree on what "uplifting" means while doing it. Do you feel uplifted by a victory against the odds? Or do you feel that way when listening to Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warners sing "Up Where We Belong?"

Yep, with that as the baseline argument for the week, you can be assured this Ep is packed with the usual good natured banter and potty mouthed humour, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Paul returns sans Wayne to talk the next ten of his FAVOURITE films of ALL TIME! On this Ep, he's recruited long-time podcasting brother, Gerald, from Two Peas on a Podcast to aid him in counting down numbers 90 through 81 on their respective lists.

 

Tastes are a little more similar this time around, but there is no question that a few surprises will be thrown the audience's (and each others') way. So get on board for a lively discussion about a bunch of great films - even if the world may frown at some of these choices - as The Countdown continues ...

 

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Hold onto your helmets, dear listener, because this one gets rocky!

 

Join the boys as they review the latest Spike Lee joint - a film which the critics are praising, but which only one of the guys likes. So what exactly is that host's problem? Is the message of the film not powerful enough? Did Delroy Lindo's incredible performance not carry him through the first hour? Or did he not like Lee's directorial preference to cut in photos and archival footage from history to illustrate his point?

 

Learn the answer to all these questions and more - all while the other host tries desperately to defend Da 5 Bloods as both an important AND a good film - as The Countdown continues ...

 

Time Stamps:

Da 5 Bloods SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 14:50

Da 5 Bloods SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 14:50 - 23:04

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:04 - 25:06

 

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This week the boys court controversy by counting down the villains from film and television which they tend to agree with. That is, villains whose motivations they can understand and even sympathise with. As you can imagine, this makes for some hot takes and more than a little disbelief and consternation.

 

Find out whether those reactions spill over into a Soundboard-infused beatdown, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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This week's review completes New Zealand week on the show as Wayne finally rights a years old wrong by watching the Taika Waititi written and directed, Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

 

Will he be wowed by the charm and humour of this little gem, or will it be mostly lost on him?

 

Time Stamps:

 

Hunt for the Wilderpeople SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 10:32

Hunt for the Wilderpeople SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 10:32 - 15:17

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 15:17 - 16:33

 

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This week Sam Hurley from the Movie Reviews in 20 Q's returns to provide a huge amount of assistance to the guys in counting down the top 10 New Zealand films

 

Wayne had all kinds of misgivings about this topic, but how does he perform on the day? Will he make a mockery of things like research and preparation or will he win over Sam with his well-prepared and 100% completely Kiwi list? (Hint: The last two questions were effectively rhetorical). Paul, meanwhile, tries to balance out his love for horror comedies, with, well, any and every other genre.

 

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Chur!

 

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Warning: There are spoilers throughout.

Another classic review this week as the theatres edge close to re-opening and showing something new, but not quite being there yet. So Paul jumped at the chance to review one of the greatest sci-fi action films of all time, and the film he considers the greatest sequel ever made, Aliens!

Make no mistake, this one is a bona fide love-fest, with barely a bad word said about James Cameron's magnificent follow up to Ridley Scott's fantastic original. 

Could this positivity represent a change in direction for the show? Find out, as The Countdown continues ...

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This week, Wayne and Paul are celebrating the little gals and guys - those who have the odds stacked against them, and yet somehow find a way to succeed while cementing a place in our hearts. Yes, it's the top ten underdog movies! From sporting teams to outlaw heroes, the guys are covering them all, while having their their usual laughs at the other's expense.

 

Find out which team or individual character will go down in history as the greatest underdog of all time, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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The long-gestating (aka delayed) TV adaptation of Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer has finally hit our small screens! The boys have checked out the first two Eps as they dropped onto Netflix, and one of them is keen as mustard for it, while the other is full of doubt. But will they both come together in their view of this post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller?

Find out as The Countdown continues ...

Time Stamps:

Snowpiercer SPOILER-FREE Review : 0:00 - 13:48

Snowpiercer SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 13:48 - 23:39

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 23:39 - 24:51

 

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This week the guys are filling a significant hole in their topics covered on the show as they head back to the decade they were born, took their first tottering steps, and started watching films! Yes, it's the long-awaited and oft-requested countdown of the Top 10 Films of the 1970s.

 

So pull out those moth-balled flares, whack on the go-go boots, and let your chest hair fly as Paul and Wayne take you back in time to when film was generally atmospheric, deliberately paced and tackles some very serious themes. Unless you're Wayne who somehow overlooks many of the classics of the decade to include some, shall we say, light and fluffy fare - inclusions that evoke Paul's ire and make for a whole heap of laugh-infused arguments, as The Countdown continues ...

 

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